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1 whittle away
1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<funds/resources\>\> ir* mermando; \<\<influence\>\> ir* reduciendo or disminuyendo; \<\<rights\>\> ir* menoscabando2) v + advto whittle away at something — ir* minando or socavando algo
1.VT + ADV (=reduce) [+ savings, amount] ir reduciendo2.VI + ADVto whittle away at sth — (lit) tallar algo; (fig) ir reduciendo algo
* * *1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<funds/resources\>\> ir* mermando; \<\<influence\>\> ir* reduciendo or disminuyendo; \<\<rights\>\> ir* menoscabando2) v + advto whittle away at something — ir* minando or socavando algo
См. также в других словарях:
whittle — whit|tle [ˈwıtl] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: whittle large knife (15 19 centuries), from thwittle (14 19 centuries), from thwite to whittle (11 19 centuries), from Old English thwitan] 1.) also whittle down [T] to gradually make something smaller … Dictionary of contemporary English
whittle something away — ˌwhittle sthaˈway derived to make sth gradually decrease in value or amount • Inflation has steadily whittled away their savings. Main entry: ↑whittlederived … Useful english dictionary
whittle — verb (I, T) to cut a piece of wood into a particular shape by cutting off small pieces with a small knife whittle sth away phrasal verb (T) to gradually reduce the amount or value of something: centralizing measures that had whittled away the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
whittle — [ˈwɪt(ə)l] verb whittle (sth) away whittle sth down … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
wear away — verb 1. cut away in small pieces • Syn: ↑whittle away, ↑whittle down • Hypernyms: ↑damage • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Something s something … Useful english dictionary
